Mid-Century Modern Folk Art
MID-CENTURY MODERN STYLE
Organically shaped, clean-lined and elegantly simple are three terms that well describe vintage mid-century modern furniture. The style, which emerged primarily in the years following World War II, is characterized by pieces that were conceived and made in an energetic, optimistic spirit by creators who believed that good design was an essential part of good living.
ORIGINS OF MID-CENTURY MODERN FURNITURE DESIGN
- Emerged during the mid-20th century
- Informed by European modernism, Bauhaus, International style, Scandinavian modernism and Frank Lloyd Wright’s architecture
- A heyday of innovation in postwar America
- Experimentation with new ideas, new materials and new forms flourished in Scandinavia, Italy, the former Czechoslovakia and elsewhere in Europe
CHARACTERISTICS OF MID-CENTURY MODERN FURNITURE DESIGN
- Simplicity, organic forms, clean lines
- A blend of neutral and bold Pop art colors
- Use of natural and man-made materials — alluring woods such as teak, rosewood and oak; steel, fiberglass and molded plywood
- Light-filled spaces with colorful upholstery
- Glass walls and an emphasis on the outdoors
- Promotion of functionality
MID-CENTURY MODERN FURNITURE DESIGNERS TO KNOW
- Charles and Ray Eames
- Eero Saarinen
- Milo Baughman
- Florence Knoll
- Harry Bertoia
- Isamu Noguchi
- George Nelson
- Danish modernists Hans Wegner and Arne Jacobsen, whose emphasis on natural materials and craftsmanship influenced American designers and vice versa
ICONIC MID-CENTURY MODERN FURNITURE DESIGNS
- Eames lounge chair
- Nelson daybed
- Florence Knoll sofa
- Egg chair
- Womb chair
- Noguchi coffee table
- Barcelona chair
VINTAGE MID-CENTURY MODERN FURNITURE ON 1STDIBS
The mid-century modern era saw leagues of postwar American architects and designers animated by new ideas and new technology. The lean, functionalist International-style architecture of Le Corbusier and Bauhaus eminences Ludwig Mies van der Rohe and Walter Gropius had been promoted in the United States during the 1930s by Philip Johnson and others. New building techniques, such as “post-and-beam” construction, allowed the International-style schemes to be realized on a small scale in open-plan houses with long walls of glass.
Materials developed for wartime use became available for domestic goods and were incorporated into mid-century modern furniture designs. Charles and Ray Eames and Eero Saarinen, who had experimented extensively with molded plywood, eagerly embraced fiberglass for pieces such as the La Chaise and the Womb chair, respectively.
Architect, writer and designer George Nelson created with his team shades for the Bubble lamp using a new translucent polymer skin and, as design director at Herman Miller, recruited the Eameses, Alexander Girard and others for projects at the legendary Michigan furniture manufacturer.
Harry Bertoia and Isamu Noguchi devised chairs and tables built of wire mesh and wire struts. Materials were repurposed too: The Danish-born designer Jens Risom created a line of chairs using surplus parachute straps for webbed seats and backrests.
The Risom lounge chair was among the first pieces of furniture commissioned and produced by legendary manufacturer Knoll, a chief influencer in the rise of modern design in the United States, thanks to the work of Florence Knoll, the pioneering architect and designer who made the firm a leader in its field. The seating that Knoll created for office spaces — as well as pieces designed by Florence initially for commercial clients — soon became desirable for the home.
As the demand for casual, uncluttered furnishings grew, more mid-century furniture designers caught the spirit.
Classically oriented creators such as Edward Wormley, house designer for Dunbar Inc., offered such pieces as the sinuous Listen to Me chaise; the British expatriate T.H. Robsjohn-Gibbings switched gears, creating items such as the tiered, biomorphic Mesa table. There were Young Turks such as Paul McCobb, who designed holistic groups of sleek, blond wood furniture, and Milo Baughman, who espoused a West Coast aesthetic in minimalist teak dining tables and lushly upholstered chairs and sofas with angular steel frames.
As the collection of vintage mid-century modern chairs, dressers, coffee tables and other furniture for the living room, dining room, bedroom and elsewhere on 1stDibs demonstrates, this period saw one of the most delightful and dramatic flowerings of creativity in design history.
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Style: Mid-Century Modern
Frederick Weinberg Bronze Horse Sculpture
Located in New York, NY
Frederick Weinberg patinated and verdigris bronze horse statue sculpture with incises stippling and floral decoration to surface, mounted on a blac...
Category
20th Century Mid-Century Modern Folk Art
Materials
Bronze
Mid-Century Modern Red Colored Steel Miniature Crane
Located in Doornspijk, NL
Steel toy crane with lots of appeal. It is plain and pretty, sitting on four wheels. The hook really works well.
Category
Mid-20th Century Dutch Mid-Century Modern Folk Art
Materials
Steel
Iconic Vintage Ph5 Chandelier for Louis Poulsen of Dk with Abstract Art Work
Located in Søborg, DK
Iconic Vintage PH5 chandelier by Poul Henningsen for Louis Poulsen of Denmark from the 1990s with abstract art work by G61.
Entitled “ Maasai”
The art w...
Category
1970s Danish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Folk Art
Materials
Aluminum
Vintage Ceramic Bordallo Pinheiro Cabbage Tureen Bowl, Portugal 60s
Located in Escalona, Toledo
Beautiful and unique enameled ceramic tureen handmade in the shape of a cabbage leaf from Bordallo Pinheiro.
The salad bowl is in excellent condition, with no flaws. Its ladle has a missing tip that is detailed in the image.
These pieces, famous from the high society of the 60s, become unique thanks to the fact that none of them are the same as the other because they are handcrafted.
In the 1960s, a full set of cabbage dishes...
Category
1960s Portuguese Vintage Mid-Century Modern Folk Art
Materials
Ceramic
Petite Parrot Sculpture attributed to Sergio Bustamante
Located in Mexico City, CDMX
Copper, brass and aluminium Parrot on a hoop hanging stand attributed to Sergio Bustamante, circa 1960, Great vintage conditions.
Category
1960s Mexican Vintage Mid-Century Modern Folk Art
Materials
Metal
Hand-Carved Rustic Wooden Mask with Soft Expression
Located in Antwerp, BE
Rustic; folk art; mask; Axel Vervoordt
This Rustic looking mask has a soft and elegant expression, closed eyes, and a finely carved mustache.
The encrusted patina inside and out ...
Category
Early 20th Century European Mid-Century Modern Folk Art
Materials
Wood
Vintage Ceramic Bordallo Pinheiro Cabbage Salt Shaker, Portugal 60s
Located in Escalona, Toledo
Beautiful and unique enameled ceramic salt shaker handmade in the shape of a cabbage leaf from Bordallo Pinheiro.
The salt shaker is missing enamel on t...
Category
1960s Portuguese Vintage Mid-Century Modern Folk Art
Materials
Ceramic
Mid-Century Ceramic Madonna and Child
Located in Chicago, IL
This ceramic representation of the Virgin Mary and Child Jesus is a beautiful example of mid-century modern European studio pottery. Handcrafted by a skilled artisan, this piece embo...
Category
1950s European Vintage Mid-Century Modern Folk Art
Materials
Ceramic
Vintage Ceramic Bordallo Pinheiro Cabbage Leaf Salad Bowl, Portugal 60s
Located in Escalona, Toledo
Beautiful and unique enameled ceramic salad bowl handmade in the shape of a cabbage leaf from Bordallo Pinheiro.
The salad bowl is in excellent condition, with no flaws.
These pieces, famous from the high society of the 60s, become unique thanks to the fact that none of them are the same as the other because they are handcrafted.
In the 1960s, a full set of cabbage dishes...
Category
1960s Portuguese Vintage Mid-Century Modern Folk Art
Materials
Ceramic
Mid-Century Rope Barometer Adrien Audoux & Frida Minet
Located in Austin, TX
Rope barometer in a flower shape Audoux Minet, circa 1960.
Category
1960s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Folk Art
Materials
Metal
Vintage Still Life Oil Painting on Board - Signed & Dated - Canada - Circa 1975
Located in Chatham, ON
OSKAR - Vintage floral still life oil painting on artist's canvas board - signed and dated - unframed - Canada - circa 1975.
Excellent vintage condition - no loss - no damage - no r...
Category
Mid-20th Century Canadian Mid-Century Modern Folk Art
Materials
Canvas, Paint
Mid-Century Modern Stylized Figurative Cross
Located in Chicago, IL
This ceramic cross, handcrafted by studio pottery artists in mid-century Europe, presents a stylized figurative scene within its bounds, evoking the rich tradition of religious art r...
Category
1950s European Vintage Mid-Century Modern Folk Art
Materials
Ceramic
Vintage Belgian Alms Box for Missionary’s in the Congo
Located in New Orleans, LA
This is an unusual, vintage 1950s Mission alms/money-box, which where placed in the shops in Belgium to raise money for the missionaries in the Belgian Congo.
If one threw a coin int...
Category
1950s Belgian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Folk Art
Materials
Plaster
Mid-Century Rope Lamp Lantern Adrien Audoux & Frida Minet
Located in Austin, TX
Midcentury rope lamp lantern by Audoux Minet, circa 1960.
Height / 8.8 inches, diameter / 5.5 inches.
Category
1960s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Folk Art
Materials
Rope, Plastic
1960s Tin Sign for Lemonade, Belgium
Located in Antwerp, BE
1960s tin sign for lemonade.
A romantic and cute metal advertising sign for Lemonade.
This old wall sign is dated 1961 and was made for the Belgian Company Leberg. Leberg started in 1933 with botteling water and lemonades.
A man and a woman are having a date and are drinking a lemon and orange soft drink from a bottle with a straw. It does also make you think at lady and the tramp.
This Vintage Tin Sign...
Category
Mid-20th Century Belgian Mid-Century Modern Folk Art
Materials
Tin, Metal
Handmade original Dresden artist dolls / hand puppet - Hansel, 1970s
Located in Schwerin, MV
Handmade original Dresden artist dolls / hand puppet - Hansel, as good as new. Collector's item from the former GDR.
Special artist doll, high quality and ...
Category
1970s German Vintage Mid-Century Modern Folk Art
Materials
Textile
Handmade original Dresden artist dolls / hand puppet - indian woman, 1970s
Located in Schwerin, MV
Handmade original Dresden artist dolls / hand puppet with legs - Indian woman, as good as new. Collector's item from the former GDR.
Special artist doll wi...
Category
1970s German Vintage Mid-Century Modern Folk Art
Materials
Textile
Pair of Mid-Century Rope Coat Rack Adrien Audoux & Frida Minet
Located in Austin, TX
Very rare pair of French rope hook coat Audoux Minet, circa 1960.
3 hooks.
Category
1950s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Folk Art
Materials
Rope
Susana Espinosa Pottery Bird Plate
By Susana Espinosa
Located in Vallejo, CA
Pottery wall plate created by acclaimed Puerto Rican mid century modernist ceramicist, Susana Espinosa. Stylized bird design in the center created through carving and different colored glazes. Terra cotta with a yellow rim. Signed in the bottom right corner and dated 1974. A rare piece depicting an animal rather than her more commonly found designs of faces. Intended to used as a wall hanging with a wire on the back. Marked "PR" on the back indicating this was made in Puerto Rico. Please read her biography copied below.
Artist's Biography:
"Ceramist and draftswoman. She earned a bachelor’s degree in arts from the Academy of Fine Arts in Buenos Aires in 1953 and worked in a ceramics factory until she opened her own workshop in 1958. She lived in Trinidad from 1961 to 1968, and then settled in Puerto Rico where she worked with Hal Lasky...
Category
Mid-20th Century Puerto Rican Mid-Century Modern Folk Art
Materials
Pottery
Italian Big Brass Heron or Crane, 1970s
Located in Morazzone, Varese
Beautiful big size heron or crane, Made in Italy, circa 1970s.
The sculpture is made of full brass with gorgeous vintage patina, and in excellent vintage condition.
Floor standing - ...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Folk Art
Materials
Brass
Original Coca-Cola Pop Art Canvas Still Life
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Give your wall some tasty decor with this delicious vintage painting on canvas. Proudly featuring a quartet of iconic glass soda-pop bottles...
Category
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Folk Art
Materials
Canvas, Paint
1960 light up three feathers whiskey sign by Schenley
Located in Surrey, BC
A great mcm advertising working whiskey sign light up box . A great piece of advertising in original condition .
Three Feathers Blended Whiskey is a v...
Category
1960s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Folk Art
Materials
Metal
Mid-Century Modern Ceramic Cross with Abstract Motif
Located in Chicago, IL
This captivating mid-century modern ceramic cross is a fine example of the era's innovative approach to traditional religious symbolism. Crafted by European studio artists, the cross...
Category
1950s European Vintage Mid-Century Modern Folk Art
Materials
Ceramic
Mid-Century Rope Umbrella Stand Adrien Audoux & Frida Minet
Located in Austin, TX
Mid-Century Rope Umbrella Stand Adrien Audoux & Frida Minet.
Category
1950s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Folk Art
Materials
Rope
Vintage Mid-Century Male Head Gentleman Bust Statue on Wooden Stand
Located in London, GB
A cast head of a gentleman on a wooden base.
Age unknown, but super decorative and skillfully sculpted. Very heavy and solid and in as found condition. Some minor losses to his ex...
Category
Mid-20th Century English Mid-Century Modern Folk Art
Materials
Cast Stone
Handmade original Dresden artist dolls / hand puppet - Kasper, 1970s
Located in Schwerin, MV
Handmade original Dresden artist dolls / hand puppet - Kasper, as good as new. Collector's item from the former GDR.
Special artist doll, high quality and ...
Category
1970s German Vintage Mid-Century Modern Folk Art
Materials
Textile
Mid-Century Modern Figurative Ceramic Cross
Located in Chicago, IL
This handcrafted ceramic cross is a vibrant exemplar of mid-century modern design, infused with the characteristic playfulness and colorfulness of the ...
Category
1950s European Vintage Mid-Century Modern Folk Art
Materials
Ceramic
Handmade original Dresden artist dolls / hand puppet - Gretel, 1970s
Located in Schwerin, MV
Handmade original Dresden artist dolls / hand puppet - Gretel, as good as new. Collector's item from the former GDR.
Special artist doll with legs, high qu...
Category
1970s German Vintage Mid-Century Modern Folk Art
Materials
Textile
Handmade original Dresden artist dolls / hand puppet - police officer, 1970s
Located in Schwerin, MV
Handmade original Dresden artist puppets / hand puppet - police officer, as good as new. Collector's item from the former GDR.
Special artist doll, high qu...
Category
1970s German Vintage Mid-Century Modern Folk Art
Materials
Textile
Handmade original Dresden artist dolls / hand puppet - Magician, 1970s
Located in Schwerin, MV
Handmade original Dresden artist dolls / hand puppet - magician, as good as new. Collector's item from the former GDR.
Special artist doll with legs, high ...
Category
1970s German Vintage Mid-Century Modern Folk Art
Materials
Textile
1950 watch repair light box sign
Located in Surrey, BC
A vintage all original advertising light box sign depicting watch repairs in faded original glass.. a nice addition to sign collector or watch dealers ....
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Folk Art
Materials
Metal
Vintage Art Deco Mid Century Oak and Glass Office Advertising Sign, C.1940
Located in London, GB
An unusual wooden and glazed office sign. c.1940
Reserve painted leaded glass office/advertising sign. Origins unknown, but great font and size.
Category
Mid-20th Century English Mid-Century Modern Folk Art
Materials
Glass, Oak
American Folk Art Five Flying Ducks Signed E.H. Hart
Located in South Burlington, VT
American folk art Pyrography pair Flying Ducks.
This is an original and beautifully detailed hand incised work of art on wood panel of five (5) flying ducks.
This unique work of art is hand incised using pyrographic techniques.
It is signed lower left E. H. Hart.
Dimensions: 9.75 iniches wide and 12 inches high.
Provenance: Old New England collection.
History of the Pyrography:
py·rog·ra·phy is the art or technique of decorating wood or leather by burning a design on the surface with a heated metallic point. Pyrography was particular popular during the last quarter of the 19th century and first quarter of the 20th century
About E.H. Hart
Hart, Ernest Huntley 'Ernest H. Hart' (New York City, 1910 - Florida, 1985).
An American painter, printmaker, illustrator, and author, Ernest Huntley Hart...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Folk Art
Materials
Wood
Modern Abstract Constructivist Wood Sculpture Signed Czeslaw Budny
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
This contemporary abstract wooden sculpture is by Czeslaw Budny in constructivist style circa 2024. This unique sculpture is made of recycled wood. Budny utilizes the simplicity of s...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Canadian Mid-Century Modern Folk Art
Materials
Wood, Reclaimed Wood
Mid-20th Century Hardware Store Advertising Shop Display Oversized Nail
Located in London, GB
Mid-20th Century Hardware Store Advertising Shop Display Oversized Nail
Every now and again we find something that’s a complete one off and just br...
Category
Mid-20th Century British Mid-Century Modern Folk Art
Materials
Wrought Iron
Anatomical Medical Teaching Display, circa 1960
Located in Mexico City, CDMX
Circa 1960. We offer this complete Mexican Anatomical Medical Teaching Display. All pieces such as organs and the interior of the head such as the brain can be disassembled.
Category
1960s Mexican Vintage Mid-Century Modern Folk Art
Materials
Plastic
Advertising Glass Sign "Trink Coca Cola - Coke". 1950 - 1959
Located in CADALSO, ES
Great condition
Category
Mid-20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Folk Art
Materials
Glass
Advertising Glass Sign "Trink Coca Cola - Eiskalt". 1950 - 1959
Located in CADALSO, ES
Great condition
Category
Mid-20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Folk Art
Materials
Glass
Large Mid Century Modern Sculptural Brass Horse by Luciano Bustamante 1965
Located in Port Jervis, NY
Fabulous large brass Brutalist patchwork stallion horse with blown black glass eyes. Fantastic artistic piece by Luciano Bustamante of Mexico c1965. In excellent vintage condition wi...
Category
1960s Mexican Vintage Mid-Century Modern Folk Art
Materials
Brass
Mid Century Thin Glossy Red Ceramic Wall Cross with Embossed Circles Pattern
Located in Chicago, IL
This modernist European Studio Pottery ceramic wall cross is characterized by its slender form and glossy red finish, adorned with an embossed circles pattern that spans the entire c...
Category
1950s European Vintage Mid-Century Modern Folk Art
Materials
Ceramic
Pair Davy Jones Pirate Treasure Chest Bookends With Skull And Cross Bones Hats
Located in South Burlington, VT
Antique pair hand cast pirate treasure chest sculptural book ends, circa 1930
Skull and crossbones hats.
Designer: Hubley
Dark original patin...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Folk Art
Materials
Iron
Frank Matranga Mosaic Tile Cityscape Wall Art
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Mosaic tile art piece by California ceramicist Frank Matranga, c.1960s, USA. This piece is composed of varying shaped glazed ceramic tiles to create a mosaic cityscape. The colors ra...
Category
1960s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Folk Art
Materials
Ceramic
Mid Century ceramic vase from Karlsruher Majolika by F. Glatzle. 1956
Located in CADALSO, ES
Great condition
Category
Mid-20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Folk Art
Materials
Ceramic
Mid-Century Rope Hook Coat Adrien Audoux & Frida Minet
Located in Austin, TX
French rope hook coat Audoux Minet, circa 1960.
Height / 10 inches ,W / 7.8 inches.
Category
1960s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Folk Art
Materials
Rope
Mid Century ceramic bowl from the Karlsruher Majolika by F. Glatzle. 1963
Located in CADALSO, ES
Great condition
Category
Mid-20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Folk Art
Materials
Ceramic
Goat Ceramic by Dominique Pouchain
Located in Lasne, BE
Ceramic in the shape of a goat designed by Dominique Pouchain. Stamped on the underside.
Category
1990s French Mid-Century Modern Folk Art
Materials
Ceramic
Mid-century female mannequin from Siegel & Stockman, Paris, 1950s
By Siegel Paris
Located in Uppsala, SE
Very decorative female mid-century mannequin made by Siegel for Stockmann, Paris, size 46. The torso stands on a tripod wooden base of birch or beech. The whole construction is demou...
Category
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Folk Art
Materials
Fabric, Birch
2 Vintage Building Block Sets, German, Pine, Toy Box, After Froebel, Baukasten
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is a set of two vintage building block cases. A German, pine toy box or baukasten in the manner of Froebel, dating to the mid 20th century, circa 1950.
Two fascinating building...
Category
Mid-20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Folk Art
Materials
Wood
Original New Old Stock Circa 1900 Liberty's London Marionette String Puppet
Located in GB
We are delighted to offer for sale this very rare, new old stock Liberty's London Marionette string puppet
A lovely example and a great size, it is ...
Category
Early 1900s French Antique Mid-Century Modern Folk Art
Materials
Pine, Oak
Vintage Italian Marble Large Chess 1980s
Located in Los Angeles, CA
The Vintage Italian Marble Large Chess set from the 1980s is a luxurious and visually striking board game. The chessboard is crafted from exquisite Italian marble, lending it a timeless elegance. Paired with metal chess pieces...
Category
1980s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Folk Art
Materials
Marble, Metal
16-Inch Modernist Studio Pottery Wall Crucifix - Handmade in Europe
Located in Chicago, IL
This 16-inch modernist studio pottery wall crucifix, meticulously crafted in Europe, showcases a unique design. It features a wall cross with chartreuse and brown moss-like texture, ...
Category
1950s European Vintage Mid-Century Modern Folk Art
Materials
Ceramic
Bing & Grondahl Modernist Green Tile Wall Art Piece, 1960s
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Exceptional Danish Mid-Century Modern piece of ceramic artistry. Handmade wall plaque made of six glazed tiles (each 15x15 cm) in white, dark pine and forest green colors, all handpa...
Category
Mid-20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Folk Art
Materials
Ceramic, Pottery, Wood, Oak
Goat Ceramic by Dominique Pouchain
Located in Lasne, BE
Ceramic in the shape of a goat designed by Dominique Pouchain. Stamped on the underside.
Category
1990s French Mid-Century Modern Folk Art
Materials
Ceramic
Vintage 1960s Mexican Folk Art Pottery Donkey Sculpture
Located in San Diego, CA
Incredibly charming and stylish pottery-clay donkey sculpture from Mexico. This unique piece is its own one of a kind that shows craftmanship and style. The sculpture presents the ...
Category
1960s Mexican Vintage Mid-Century Modern Folk Art
Materials
Ceramic
Set Of 5 Vintage Kitchen Canisters, English, Cooking Ingredient Jars, Circa 1930
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is a set of 5 vintage kitchen canisters. An English, ceramic cooking ingredient jar, dating to the early 20th century, circa 1930.
Char...
Category
Early 20th Century British Mid-Century Modern Folk Art
Materials
Ceramic
Advertising Mirror by Raymond Peynet for Atikah Cigaretten
Located in CADALSO, ES
Extremely rare to find.
Category
20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Folk Art
Materials
Mirror
Large Illuminated Advertisement for HB cigarettes, 1970s
Located in Praha, CZ
Large wall advertisment light
Good original condition with signs of use
The top part is missing some plastic
Category
1970s Czech Vintage Mid-Century Modern Folk Art
Materials
Iron
Petite Wall Cross, handmade ceramic, woven relief in glossy terracotta, Europe
Located in Chicago, IL
Small ceramic wall cross handmade in Europe. Woven relief in glossy glazed terracotta color. Discreet, delicate and earthy.
As you explore our cross collection, you will encounter d...
Category
1950s European Vintage Mid-Century Modern Folk Art
Materials
Ceramic
Mid-century Modern folk art for sale on 1stDibs.
Find a broad range of unique Mid-Century Modern folk art for sale on 1stDibs. Many of these items were first offered in the 21st Century and Contemporary, but contemporary artisans have continued to produce works inspired by this style. If you’re looking to add vintage folk art created in this style to your space, the works available on 1stDibs include folk art, decorative objects, wall decorations and other home furnishings, frequently crafted with ceramic, wood and other materials. If you’re shopping for used Mid-Century Modern folk art made in a specific country, there are Europe, North America, and United States pieces for sale on 1stDibs. While there are many designers and brands associated with original folk art, popular names associated with this style include Albert Chubac, Adrien Audoux and Frida Minnet, La Borne Potters, and Beatrice Wood. It’s true that these talented designers have at times inspired knockoffs, but our experienced specialists have partnered with only top vetted sellers to offer authentic pieces that come with a buyer protection guarantee. Prices for folk art differ depending upon multiple factors, including designer, materials, construction methods, condition and provenance. On 1stDibs, the price for these items starts at $41 and tops out at $64,764 while the average work can sell for $1,325.